Can I put a Toshiba IDE (MK1517GAP) in my titanium powerbook G4

kpark11 · #1 July 26th, 2009, 09:55 PM

I have an old titanium Powerbook G4 lappy that has a bad hard drive. I can get a sweet deal on a Toshiba 15GB IDE Had Drive ( Model #MK1517GAP), but didn't know if that would work in this laptop.

Any advice or help would work.

Thanks,
Kelly

Jesse714 · #2 July 27th, 2009, 01:50 AM

IDE is ATA which is exactly what the Powerbook G4's have. How come you don't buy a bigger drive?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...889&name=ATA-6

How much are you going to pay for that 15 gig? It can't be worth more than 10 Dollars.

I bought a 160gb off ebay for 45, but the first one i got was DOA, so im waiting for the people to give me an exchange.

Good Luck

Satcomer · #3 July 27th, 2009, 10:34 AM

Look at a guide. Have you ever opened a laptop before?

djackmac · #4 July 27th, 2009, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by kpark11

I have an old titanium Powerbook G4 lappy that has a bad hard drive. I can get a sweet deal on a Toshiba 15GB IDE Had Drive ( Model #MK1517GAP), but didn't know if that would work in this laptop.

Any advice or help would work.

Should work fine. The titaniums are very easy to swap HDs on. But I question the "sweat deal" as larger HDs are going for dirt cheap almost.

DeltaMac · #5 July 27th, 2009, 12:40 PM

Yes, if you install most any version of OS X, you would run low on space very quickly with only 15 GB.
As the drive would likely be used or reconditioned, that's false economy, IMHO

kpark11 · #6 July 27th, 2009, 05:05 PM

Thanks Jess714 for the quick reply. The reason I'm grabbing a small drive is because the computer is going to be for my 4 year old son. He's a nerd in training, and all I want to do is put a couple of childrens games on it and let him store some photos he takes with a digital camera.

The drive only cost me $10, so it was a pretty good deal. I did get the drive in last night, but wasn't able to get the OS loaded using the Reinstall disks. I'm going to give it a shot tonight.

I put the drive into a external casing to make sure it worked & format it. That didn't seem to be the problem.

Any other thoughts/suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.

KP

djackmac · #7 July 27th, 2009, 05:24 PM

Take the battery out and there is about 8 T8 hex screws that hold the bottom cover on. Remove the bottom cover and the drive is right there. You might need to take out a couple mounting screws the hold the drive in an you'll be home free. Keep us posted.

Jesse714 · #8 July 27th, 2009, 06:30 PM

There phillips screw's, not T8's.

That sounds like a pretty good plan.

Good luck with your son's nerd training haha.

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